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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTON AERIAL...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
839 AM PDT THU APR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MUCH STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BEGIN TO
BREAKDOWN ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS
TO MOVE INLAND BETWEEN FRIDAY AND MONDAY. THE FIRST ON FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER AND WILL
WILL BE MORE OF A WIND EVENT THEN A PRECIPITATION EVENT. BY
SATURDAY THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL COME THROUGH FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER
SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS ON
SATURDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION...ALONG WITH STRONG
WINDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING HIGH
                    CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 IN THE CANYON AND 66 ON THE RIDGE.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST-NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN CANYON
                    NORTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1130.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING ON THE RIDGE... NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER 2200 IN THE CANYON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE AFTER 1930.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 IN CANYON...69 ON RIDGE.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE CANYON. WEST 12 TO 16 WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH ON THE RIDGE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1030.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...MATT HAAPAPURO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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